Celebrating the summer solstice at her camp on Whitefish Lake, Erika Maki stepped out of her sauna to see what appeared to be a large rock moving across the grass.

Upon closer inspection, she and her husband, Edward Maki, discovered it was a snapping turtle, spanning about a metre long from the tip of its nose to the end of its tail.

The prehistoric-looking creature made its way to the property's septic field, alternating between walking and crouching before stopping in a soft, sandy spot.

Then, i…